Inspiring Quotes
The Four Reliances
First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words;
Second, rely on the teachings, not on the personality of the teacher;
Third, rely on real wisdom, not superficial interpretation;
And fourth, rely on the essence of your pure Wisdom Mind, not on judgmental perceptions.
There is nothing I can tell you that you do not already know.
There is no question that you can ask me that you yourself cannot answer.
You have just forgotten.
Believe nothing merely because you have been told it.
Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher.
But whatever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings, that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.
Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your Soul.
What is right for one soul may not be right for another.
It may mean having to stand on your own and do something strange in the eyes of others.
But do not be daunted, do whatever it is because you know within it is right for you.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.
Your own words are the bricks and mortar of the dreams you want to realize.
Your words are the greatest power you have.
The words you choose and the use establish the life your experience.
Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.
Keep your words positive, because your words become your behaviors.
Keep your behaviors positive, because your behaviors become your habits.
Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values.
Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny.
If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely.
If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative.
In our thoughts and words we create our own weaknesses and our own strengths.
Our limitations and joys begin in our hearts.
We can always replace negative with positive.
One new perception, one fresh thought, one act of surrender, one change of heart, one leap of faith, can change your life forever.
Thoughts are boomerangs, returning with precision to their source.
Choose wisely which ones you throw.
You are given the gifts of the Gods.
You create your reality according to your beliefs.
Yours is the creative energy that makes your world.
There are no limitations to the self except those you believe in.
No matter how much I protest, I am totally responsible for everything that happens to me in my life.
Like attracts like. Whatever the conscious mind thinks and believes the subconscious identically creates.
Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.
Fill your mind with compassion.
As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery. We have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger and attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion, a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Fools wait for a lucky day, but every day is a lucky day for an industrious man.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor touched but are felt in the heart.
Say what you mean and act how you feel, because those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.
Let there be more joy and laughter in your living.
The man who views the world at fifty, the same as he did at twenty, has wasted thirty years of his life.
If you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing.
Life is a song... sing it. Life is a game... play it. Life is a challenge... meet it.
Life is a dream... realize it. Life is a sacrifice... offer it.
One of the most responsible things you can do as an adult is to become more of a child.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.
We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong.
The amount of work is the same.
If you cannot find happiness along the road,
You will not find it at the end of the road.
Fear less, hope more. Whine less, breathe more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more.
And all good things are yours.
Children smile 400 times a day on average... adults 15 times.
Children laugh 150 times a day... adults 6 times per day.
Children play between 4-6 hours a day... adults only 20 minutes a day.
What's happened?
Earth laughs in flowers.
Greet everyone you meet with a warm smile, no matter how busy you are.
Don't rush encounters with coworkers, family and friends.
Speak softly. Listen attentively.
Act as if every conversation you have is the most important thing on your mind today.
Look your children and your partner in the eyes when they talk to you.
Stroke the cat, caress the dog.
Lavish love on every living being you meet.
See how different you feel at the end of the day.
Gratitude helps you to grow and expand.
Gratitude brings joy and laughter into your lives and into the lives of all those around you.
To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring... these are some of the rewards of the simple life.
There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time.
Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.
Cut not the wings of your dreams, for they are the heartbeat and the freedom of your soul.
A life without dreams is like a garden without flowers.
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart...
Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
Cherish yesterday, Dream tomorrow, Live today.
Whatever a person's mind dwells on intensely and with firm resolve, that is exactly what he becomes.
Go confidently in the direction of your Dreams. Live the life you've imagined.
It’s our choices, Harry, that show us what we really are...far more than our abilities.
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances.
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want. And if they cant, make them.
It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards. They try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.
Unless you start doing something different, you are in for more of the same.
We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success.
We often discover what will do by finding out what will not do.
And probably he who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.
If you don't know where you are going, then how will you get there? VISUALISE! Make pictures in your mind. See the destination. Imagine your arrival. Dream in perfect detail. See yourself the way you want to be when you arrive. See yourself arriving. Make yourself a road map and study it every day until you know the way and the destination by heart.
Life can only be understood backwards, but can only be lived forwards.
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
What we think, or what we know, or what we believe, is in the end, of little consequence.
The only consequence is what we do.
Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation.
Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you'll see the way to fly.
What you love, you empower
And what you fear, you empower
And what you empower, you attract.
At any moment I could start being a better person... But, which moment should I choose?
